Vittorio Prodi

Vittorio Prodi
Member of the European Parliament
In office June 14, 2004 – May 25, 2014
Constituency	North-East
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-19) 19 March 1937 Sassari, Italy
Political party	Democratic Party
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Bologna

Vittorio Prodi (born 19 May 1937 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. He is a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

In parliament, Prodi served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China. He represented the Parliament at the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, Poland.

He is one of Romano Prodi's 8 siblings.

Career

• 1959: Graduated in physics at the University of Bologna
• 1970: lecturer in nuclear measurements
• since 1983: associate professor in the Physics Department of the University of Bologna
• 1995-2004: President of the Province of Bologna
• 2001-2004: Member of the provincial representation of the Conference 'State - Cities - Local Governments' and of the 'Unified Conference' (State, Cities, local governments and Regions)
• Author of numerous publications and of five international patents

See also

• 2004 European Parliament election in Italy

External links

• Media related to Vittorio Prodi at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Personal profile of Vittorio Prodi in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Italian)